Situated on the West Coast of Australia we have families living here from all over the world. The group is interested to hear from anyone with information on any of the names we are researching. We meet on Wednesday afternoon at Yanchep/Two Rocks Library, Lisford Ave, Two Rocks.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Have you experienced challenges finding your ancestors in the census? The 1911 census offers an unparalleled insight into our ancestors' lives – findmypast.co.uk is the only place you can search the complete 1911 census for England & Wales.

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My mother Cecily Maud age 5.

My father Gerald Seymour age 6.

As you can see there is information on all sorts of things - including how long the marriage has lasted, how many children living & how many have died, how many rooms in the house & where the birthplace of every person was. You can see how the BECK family moved around London.

The Yanchep Community Centre will be getting Find My Past so watch this space for when you will be able to trace your family.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Overseas ScotlandsPeople promotion - free credits

Ancestral Scotland (www.ancestralscotland.com) is offering 30 free ScotlandsPeople credits, worth £7, to overseas residents in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. The credits can be used at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk to view Scottish vital and census records (about 4 digitised records and two LDS 1881 census transcriptions views - wills and Arms not included).